St. Mark’s School is one of the top college-preparatory schools in the United States, established in 1865 on the English Public School model. The school is highly revered in North America as a leading boarding school, historically for boys but now co-educational. ___________ Independent Private College-Preparatory School Established: 1865 Gender: Co-educational Ages: 14-18 (grades […]
Named for the patron saint of England, a nod to the school’s Episcopalian (Anglican) foundation and the English Public School model which it sought to emulate alongside peers such as St. Mark’s School, St. Paul’s School, Middlesex School and Groton School who, collectively, are colloquially referred to as St. Grottlesex. St. George’s is one of
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Set amidst a beautiful lakeside campus in the leafy rural townships west of Boston, The Rivers School is a classic New England school providing a co-educational college-preparatory education since 1915, named for the school’s first Headmaster. In 1940, the Country Day School for Boys of Boston merged into Rivers. The school also encompasses The Rivers
Nicknamed “The School By The Sea”, Tabor Academy has a reputation for excellence in all things marine, from it’s famed marine science programmes to the excellent rowing crews who have achieved great success at Henley Royal Regatta (and for whom a room is named at the Leander Club). Tabor has a coastal location in
Sarah Porter established her eponymous school in 1843 in order to provide a modern, scientific education to young women alongside the classical education that had come to epitomise university preparatory schools in the western world. Porter’s maintains that ethos today, developing a holistic approach to education, employing the Harkness Method, and athletics in order to
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Situated on the outskirts of Hartford, Kingswood Oxford School is a co-educational day school with an excellent reputation. The school was formed through a merger of two reputable institutions, The Kingswood School (named for the Kingswood School in England) and The Oxford School, for boys and girls respectively. The school is renowned for its
Originally founded as a day school for the children of wealthy Bostonians seeking a college-preparatory education for their sons, the school has grown to accommodate a majority of boarders at its sprawling suburban campus. The school has a substantial pedigree and has produced a great deal many scholars and athletes as well as gentlemen in
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One of the most prestigious girls’ schools in North America, Walkers, as the school is better known, has a reputation for developing brilliant young women for entry into the finest tertiary institutions. The school, originally established in Lakewood, New Jersey, has become one of the most revered schools in the country and has garnered a
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Arguably vying for the title of America’s most famous school against its namesake and rival, Phillips Exeter Academy, Andover, as the school is often called, is one of the great American academies. Founded in the late 18th century, embracing American enlightenment principles, Andover has come to characterise the American approach to rationalism and scientific thinking.
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Independent Private College-Preparatory SchoolCo-educationalAges 14-18 (grades 9-12)Boarding & Day SchoolNon-denominationalEst. 1901 Concord, Massachusetts 01742mxschool.edu FULL PROFILE COMING SOON See also: G30 Schools | St. Grottlesex
